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Unthinking Eurocentrism at NYUAD: The Urgent Need to Decolonize the Curriculum

features

Unthinking Eurocentrism at NYUAD: The Urgent Need to Decolonize the Curriculum

  • Kaashif Hajee

NYUAD’s academic programs are failing to uphold its vision to be a global and diverse institution for two interrelated reasons: an overwhelming...

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How NYUAD Brought Over 1100 Students Back to Campus Amid a Pandemic

How NYUAD Brought Over 1100 Students Back to Campus Amid a Pandemic

  • Caroline Sullivan

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  • and

    Kaashif Hajee

Facing limited housing capacity and Covid-19 constraints, NYUAD administration shared the obstacles they faced in coordinating the arrival of the...

I Took The Sinopharm Vaccine. Here's Why You Should Too.

I Took The Sinopharm Vaccine. Here's Why You Should Too.

  • Sobha Gadi

Being able to take the vaccine so early on is both a privilege and a blessing. More importantly, it represents an opportunity to protect ourselves...

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Unthinking Eurocentrism at NYUAD: The Urgent Need to Decolonize the Curriculum

  • Kaashif Hajee

Reflections from a Man with Hairy Legs

  • Sreerag Jyothish

How NYUAD Brought Over 1100 Students Back to Campus Amid a Pandemic

  • Caroline Sullivan

    ,
  • and

    Kaashif Hajee

You’re Not sensitive. Professors Should Issue Trigger Warnings.

  • Morgane Motlik

news
How NYUAD is Getting Vaccinated for Covid-19

How NYUAD is Getting Vaccinated for Covid-19

  • Naeema Mohammed Sageer

Following the free Covid-19 Sinopharm vaccination campaign on and off campus, we take a look at NYUAD students’ experiences of the vaccination...

Freshmen Finally Arrive on Campus

Freshmen Finally Arrive on Campus

  • Aashraya Dutt

After a rocky start to their first year, the Class of 2024 arrived on campus to begin their journey at NYU Abu Dhabi.

The Brief: Corona at Your Door

The Brief: Corona at Your Door

  • Mari Velasquez-Soler

From a new single-shot vaccine to stricter regulations on campus, The Gazelle brings you the latest Covid-19 news.

Spotlight — Peer-Minded

Spotlight — Peer-Minded

  • Charlie Fong

Peer-Minded is a peer-to-peer mental health support network for UAE students founded by NYUAD alumni. What impact could their work have?

opinion
Shakespeare over Iqbal: Social Elitism and the English Language in Pakistan

Shakespeare over Iqbal: Social Elitism and the English Language in Pakistan

  • Eyza Irene Hamdani Hussain

Allowing proficiency in English to be a marker of social status not only perpetuates colonial hierarchies but also actively contributes to the...

Can President Biden Save the United States?

Can President Biden Save the United States?

  • Ella Benfield

A once great democracy now resembles nothing more than a broken and battered shell of a global power.

 You’re Not sensitive. Professors Should Issue Trigger Warnings.

You’re Not sensitive. Professors Should Issue Trigger Warnings.

  • Morgane Motlik

Classrooms where students are constantly fearful of being triggered are not conducive to promoting mental health and stability or to creating a...

Falcon Finance: Is the Tesla Stock Overvalued?

Falcon Finance: Is the Tesla Stock Overvalued?

  • Manav Mody

Who hasn't heard about Elon Musk? The poster boy of entrepreneurship seems to control the stock market with his infamous Twitter account. Whether you...

Cartoon of the Week

Cartoon of the Week

  • Hatim Benhsain

Amid a dangerous and unprecedented pandmic, NYU Abu Dhabi students discuss their skilled and savvy approaches to maintaining normalcy.

Math Program Launches Challenging New Course, ‘How to Count to Six, Idiots’

Math Program Launches Challenging New Course, ‘How to Count to Six, Idiots’

  • Ian Hoyt

I might have gotten an A in Multivariable Calculus, but this… this scares me.

Vaccine Politics: Questions of Science, Trust and Power

Vaccine Politics: Questions of Science, Trust and Power

  • Máté Hekfusz

The united search and distribution for a Covid-19 vaccine has given way to partisan politics and wide-scale distrust, threatening to extend the...

features
Reflections from a Man with Hairy Legs

Reflections from a Man with Hairy Legs

  • Sreerag Jyothish

The hope in writing all of these relatively grungily ordered reflections, firstly, is for me to explore. Identity is huge, but this is one side of...

Words’ Worlds: The Iron Heel vs. True Allegiance

Words’ Worlds: The Iron Heel vs. True Allegiance

  • Oscar Bray

In this week’s installment of Words’ Worlds, the columnist explores two types of propaganda through two novels: Jack London’s The Iron Heel...

The Gazelle: Behind the Scenes

The Gazelle: Behind the Scenes

  • Dylan Palladino

From pitch to production, read about the various stages that each article goes through before being published on The Gazelle’s website.

A Guide to the City for First Years (or Anyone Else)

A Guide to the City for First Years (or Anyone Else)

  • Caroline Sullivan

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  • Huma Umar

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  • Amna Asif

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  • and

    Grace Shieh

From transportation and dining to entertainment and navigating the city, the features desk offers you an overview of the favorite places within Abu...

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